Judge’s Recommendation Could Overturn Texas Woman’s 2008 Death Sentence Amid Prosecutorial Misconduct Allegations
Harlingen, Texas – A district judge in Harlingen, Texas, recently made a recommendation to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to overturn the 2008 conviction of Melissa Lucio, who was sentenced to death for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter. This decision came after the Cameron County district attorney’s office admitted to withholding crucial evidence from Lucio’s defense during the trial. Lucio has spent over 15 years on death row in the Patrick O’Daniel Unit …